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15/02/2024

Amongst all the roses and fizz of Valentine's Day, sweetheart pin cushions are a poignant reminder of love during wartime. Made by military personnel to aid rehabilitation, they were sent home as tokens of affection. I made this re-imagined cushion for a customer looking to gift a keepsake featuring the specific colours of purple and yellow.

31/12/2023

Hoping you've had a wonderful time over Christmas and sending best wishes for a fabulous 2024! Thank you so much for all the orders, likes, comments, reviews... It's been splendid.

29/12/2023

Santa Claus is coming, Santa Claus is coming...🎅

17/12/2023

Inspired by the recent posts about American Thanksgiving, here's a turkey and a slice of pumpkin pie immortalised in wool! Neat as a pin and perfect for decorating your home or gifting to your host/hostess, these are available from my Etsy shop, either individually or together (link in bio).

Image description: A crocheted slice of pumpkin pie and a turkey, with hanging loops, to use as decorations.

05/12/2023

What makes the Thanksgiving dinner so special? Everyone has their own favourites, but a traditional dinner will include turkey, mashed potatoes and pumpkin pie, with sides such as stuffing, green beans, sweetcorn and cranberry sauce. What made it onto your menu this year?

Image description: A retro style menu graphic featuring pictures and slogans. Golden and delicious turkey, warm pumpkin pie, buttered sweetcorn and mashed potatoes...

Credits
Graphics all from Canva

29/11/2023

The date and nature of the original Thanksgiving is contested, but in 1941 President Roosevelt signed a resolution to establish the "fourth Thursday in November as the Federal Thanksgiving Day Holiday" (The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration, 2021). At this time, Thanksgiving was about the start of shopping for the holiday season (Roosevelt was keen to support retail), sharing a special dinner and expressing thanks for blessings.

Image description: A 1940s style image featuring a woman with victory rolls in her hair, wearing a black and white patterned dress and stilettos, carrying a steaming turkey platter. The slogan is 'Happy Thanksgiving'.

Credits and References
Image from OpenClipart-Vectors (Pixabay)
The U.S. National Archives and Records Admministration (2021) The Center for Legislative Archives, Congress Establishes Thanksgiving. [Online] https://www.archives.gov/legislative/features/thanksgiving #:~:text=On%20September%2028%2C%201789%2C%20just,nation%20a%20day%20of%20thanksgiving. [Accessed 26th November 2023]

26/11/2023

Throwback to the Elvis Festival in Porthcawl back in September...when we donned glasses with fur sideburns, belted out the one about the hound dog, and danced the night away with Victor the tribute act from Benidorm

08/11/2023

Styling with the navy cherry pocket square and head tie 🍒 Available as a set or individually from my Etsy shop - rationed.etsy.com

29/10/2023

Railroad stitching! 😍😍😍

28/07/2023

It looks like vintage fair season is here!

03/10/2021

It’s been a little while since I last posted on here, but I’ve honestly been having a blast. 92 Etsy sales and 34 all 5 star reviews, and I’ve thoroughly enjoyed the journey it’s taken me on. While reflecting and deciding on some next steps, I’ve been spending a bit of time in the garden. Dahlias remind me of old fashioned allotments and I’m thrilled at how these have grown from tubers that looked like little salami sausages into these beautiful yellow blooms. Plus, I hope like me and my shop, there are still plenty of buds left to open 😊

15/09/2021

23/08/2021

09/08/2020

My goodness, it's been warm out there! Here's a close up of the detail of the cotton round I've been using to keep my face cool and fresh 😊

04/08/2020

40 sales on Etsy! Thank you so very much 😊

10/06/2020

This lovely piece of Denby, a pale green posy vase, has found a new home in Maryland (USA). I am not sure if this is normal, but I really enjoy tracking my items on the Royal Mail website (this one flew from Heathrow, London to JFK, New York) and imagining them in their new home when I know that they've arrived. I wonder what flowers will be displayed in it now...

08/06/2020

I am sorry that a busy few weeks have kept me out of trouble on here but, great news, thanks to another two five star reviews I received the "Buyers are raving!" Etsy badge! 😊

08/05/2020

It's been a lot of fun making and using this teapot cosy for my own 'street party' in the garden to celebrate VE day, and they are now available to order in my etsy shop! A link is in the first comment 🙂🇬🇧